We collected a stack of winery guides at the center and discussed the many options for a guided tasting tour.
WEB SITES Bouches-du-Rhône official tourism site: visitprovence.com Official Rhône wineries guide: vins-rhone-tourisme.com/discover.html?lang=en LANGUAGES AND CURRENCY French; euro (1 euro = $1.24) TAXES AND FEES The taxe foncière for the house is 2,000 euros a year, Ms. Ducloy said, and the taxe d'habitation is 1,800 a year.
In 1975, they established Alexander Valley Vineyards winery, which, guided by their son Hank, produces premium varietal wines to this day.
In Washington Wines and Wineries: The Essential Guide (University of California Press, $34.95) he looks in depth at the land, its people and its wines.
For example, if your area is secluded from the populace and dense with wineries, then guided winery tours, local bed and breakfasts, and airport transportation services are all viable business options.
For many years, along with publishing their wine guide, they owned a small winery, Delaire, in Stellenbosch, South Africa's informal wine capital.
Admission to the Wine Discovery Journey is $5.60, and includes an "educated tasting," guided by winery staff members.
The new guide, to 15 wineries, with useful maps, lists basic visiting information and price ranges of wines sold, and comments on styles.
A fortnightly tasting and private sale (reservation required) give enthusiasts the chance to sample a particular bodega's wares, guided by that winery's oenologist or even the winery owner.
A guide boasted about the winery's achievements while showing us scale models of the topography of the Helan Mountains, dioramas of viticultural scenes from imperial times to the present, and a cigar hall.
